Commonwealth Games 2022 Reverse Engineering Coaching Success for the NEXT Commonwealth Games. By Wayne Goldsmith The attention of athletes, coaches, national sporting bodies, the media and the sporting public across the Commonwealth is about to turn towards the Commonwealth Games 2018 on the Gold Coast, Australia. Final preparations are underway. Facilities are being painted, prepared…

By Wayne Goldsmith • 04/16/2018 •

“Brazil was interesting and there is a lot of potential there, partly because of the number of kids doing gymnastics. In Australia, we have some great potential but lack the numbers at the moment. Australia has great State Centres and a world class National Centre for the athletes. I think we need more young coaches…

By Vladimir Vatkin • 04/18/2018 •

    Kookaburra Magic     I first started as a player-coach years ago. It was common then but not so much now. Lots of clubs, not just hockey clubs, would have an experienced player being the player-coach.   There was a cut-off time that I finished my playing days and went and coached in…

By Colin Batch • 04/10/2018 •

Back2Back My Coaching Journey I began my journey in high performance coaching over 25 years ago. I moved to Leongatha and was playing at an elite level as captain/coach at the local regional team. This peaked my interest in coaching, and that’s when I started to seek appointments in the Victoria system, particularly as a…

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Diving came along when I was 12 years old and was a very different experience for me. I found myself challenged in new ways and became addicted to a fascinating and difficult sport even though I struggled at being good at it. Even as an aspiring sportsman, I knew that coaching was going to be…

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  Coaching Life Interviews Hockeyroos Coach Paul Gaudoin       CL: Why did you transition into coaching? I played for 11 years for Australia and worked in teaching for a number of years but after a couple of years teaching, I missed the game and found myself wanting to be involved again. I had…

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                    A Boxing Education Does an athlete learn to box or does a person that’s naturally proficient in a combat situation simply become an elite athlete, through a structured exercise programme, in a combat sport such as boxing? How then does a coach teach an athlete…

By Kevin Smith • 04/10/2018 •

                  Process Vs Outcome For Steve Glasson OAM, national coach of the Australian bowls team, the process is everything. The 48-year-old former player took up the role of coach in 2011 and is arguably Australia’s finest ever bowler, amassing over 100 titles, including 19 prized Australian championships…

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How do they Prepare               Elite athletes spend 4 hours a day and 6 days a week training for 1 event that may last less than 10 seconds every 4 years. How do they guarantee they are in the perfect state for competition at that time? Well… unfortunately for…

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